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Elwood Anderson
- AKA Woody Anderson
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a LDS church member in Washington state; allegedly downloaded and shared more than 9,000 images of young children engaged in sexually explicit activity; convicted.
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Denny Antreo
- Latest update: ongoing
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Born: 2000
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of breaking and entering women's apartments at BYU-Idaho and watching them sleep.
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Adam Brent Archibald
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Born: 1977
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church member in Yakima, Washington; accused of sexual abuse of an adult woman for several years; sentenced to prison.
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Scott Oscar Ashton
- Latest update: Lives in Pasco, Washington
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Born: 1976
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Pasco, Washington; charged with prostitution-Patronizing a Prostitute 04/30/2015; Ashton's sentence was modified on 1/29/2016 to Disturbing the Peace.
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Dennis Bough
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges.
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Dennis David Collins
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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Buckland Lee Darrell
- AKA Buck Darrell
- Latest update: 2023-12-12: omnibus hearing scheduled
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1979
- LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member in the Redmond, Washington area; charged with first degree felony child molestation in December 2022, March 2023 and April 2023 (5 total victims, all young boys); admitted to sexually abusing around 6-8 children.
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Richard Lloyd Dilley
- AKA Dick Dilley
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Airway Heights, Washington
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and scout leader in Burien, near Seattle, Washington; dishonorably discharged from the Navy in 1983 after admitting to abusing boys in a Scouting program in Athens, Greece; pleaded guilty in 1990 to one count of third degree child rape and five counts of child molestation for "repeated" offenses over two years of the scouts in his LDS troop; sentenced to 9 years in prison.
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John Doe
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $1,100,000
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Tacoma, Washington; sexually abused a preschooler in his ward in the 1980s; the LDS church settled with the abuse survivor for $1.1 million in 2023.
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Brian Matthew Drake
- Latest update: September 2023: charged
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- He was an LDS church member in the Bellingham, Washington area; accused of sexually abusing two underage girls, along with his brother Aaron Drake, from 2002 to 2009.
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Aaron Joseph Drake
- Latest update: 2023: charged
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- He was an LDS church member in the Bellingham, Washington area; accused of sexually abusing two underage girls, along with his brother Brian Drake, from 2002 to 2009.
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Kelly Stephen Erickson
- Victims: 2 victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member and US Air Force military member in Washington; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison; as of 2023, incarcerated in Tucson, Arizona.
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Michael James Fischer
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and young men's president; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
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Dustin Hall
- AKA Dusty Rhodes, Dusty Hall
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- He was a Mormon church member in Washington state; accused of sexually abusing boys in the Shelton Ward near Olympia.
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Devin Richard Hartman
- AKA Zach, Zach Anderson, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Zach Anderson
- Latest update: found guilty of rape and is serving 2 life sentences in prison
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1975
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Portugal - Porto Portugal
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Mableton, near Atlanta, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; given two consecutive sentences of life in prison.
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David Henry Herget
- LDS positions: High priest,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church member in Washington; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison; released; arrested and charged with sexually abused more children; died by suicide while awaiting trial.
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Michael L Hicks
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
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Darrell Howe
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- He was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit.
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McKenna Aileen Kindred
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1998
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- The accused was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17 year old student at the high school where she taught.
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Keith Benjamin Knutson
- Latest update: 2023-03-08: Lives in Lynnwood, Washington
- LDS positions: Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church member in Seattle, Washington; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse in 1995.
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Jack LaHolt
- AKA Jack Loholt
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- He was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police.
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Kurt Broderick Leppert
- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 21 years and 4 months in prison
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former LDS church primary teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; found guilty in 2018 by a jury of seven counts of sexually abusing 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12; sentenced in 2018 to 21 years and 4 months in prison.
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Paul H Lewis
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- He was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Seattle, Washington; accused of sexual abuse; the victim sued the Mormon church in 2006.
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James R Matlock
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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Glen Burnell McGhie
- Latest update: Lives in Lynnwood, Washington and had his name removed from sex offender database
- Victims: 1 victim, 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- LDS mission: Japan -
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; found guilty of lewd or lascivious act on a child age 14/15 a felony; lost his physical therapy license.
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Bill McKay
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and mayor of Kennewick, Washington; admitted in 2023 to police he paid for sexual services at multiple massage parlors in Kennewick; was not criminally charged.
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David James O'Connor
- Latest update: May 2023: a $9.5 million settlement case involved O'Connor; the Washington school district where he had worked agreed to pay $9.5 million to three of his alleged victims
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS church member and high school wrestling coach in Washington; convicted of sexual abuse in 1977.
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DeRon Harrison Olsen
- AKA President Olsen, Bishop Olsen
- Latest update: 2024: in prison in Washington
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor in Spokane, Washington; in 2024, pleaded guilty to one felony count of child molestation and one felony count of child rape; sentenced to prison.
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Terry Wayne Parker
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Nursery leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: no
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Tacoma, Washington; accused of sexual abuse by 6 former students, that claimed they reported to school district that did nothing to protect students.
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Wesley Gabriel Perez
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Washington; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse.
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Gary Fuller Reese
- Latest update: 2014: died
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1938
Died: 2014
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- LDS mission: Finland - Finland (unknown) 1961-1964
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- He was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy scoutmaster; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops.
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Peter Taylor
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, LDS church ordered to make payment, Settlement,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $2,500,000
- He was a Mormon church member in Washington; confessed to sexual abuse of his two underage stepdaughters; convicted; Mormon church lost a civil lawsuit and was court ordered to pay the victims $2.5 million.
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Thomas John Thompson
- AKA Tom Thompson
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Yellville, Arkansas
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Born: 1944
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Oregon, California and Arkansas; convicted of sex crimes in Oregon in about 2002; as of 2024, was a registered sex offender living in Yellville, Arkansas.
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Edgar A Tisdale
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse.
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Ryan Dee Whitaker
- Latest update: 2023 - registered sex offender in Washington state
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Missionary, Primary teacher, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: Spain - Spain - unknown city/area
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; found guilty; registered sex offender.
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